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“Getting Things Done in the World:” New Perspectives on History and Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2014

J.G. Manning
J.G. Manning*
Affiliation:
Yale University
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The Journal of Economic History , Volume 74 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 282 - 286
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Copyright © The Economic History Association 2014 

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Footnotes

I'd like to thank Tim Guinnane for his support and thoughtful conversations.

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